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th the recession still in full swing, scammers have been taking advantage of the situation by targeting people looking... ...

This week the story of Rom Houben made the news headlines. Rom was in a car accident in 1983 that left him severely brain damaged. He had been diagnosed as being in a ‘permanent vegetative state’ since the time of the accident.

Then, in 2006, neurologist Steven Laureys did a reassessment of Houben’s condition using state of the art brain scanning equipment. His conclusion was that Houben show ...

Psychics love to make claims that they 'help the police' with murder and missing persons cases as the police are... ...

The UK's chief drugs adviser has been sacked by Home Secretary Alan Johnson, after criticising government policies. ... ...

There is a report just out illustrating the extremely lax nature of the regulatory bodies representing alternative... ...

Another excellent clip this time from the host of Mock the Week, Dara O'Briain. Observational comedians base their... ...

Here's a short sketch by Comedians Mitchell and Webb on a homeopathic accident and emergency ward. If one criticism... ...

Here is a podcast from Psyconoclasm featuring Professor Chris French discussing the science of Anomalous Psychology... ...

. One of the problems skeptics face in using the term 'skeptic' (often 'sceptic' in the UK) as a label identifying our... ...